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He is the best mayor in Atlanta history. He made what Atlanta is today.
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He was big on segregation rights and he joined a lot of associations about segregation. He was the president of a college and he even taught Martin Luther King Jr.
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For a short time Georgia had three governors. Eugene Talmadge died before his inauguration so the legislative appointed Herman Talmadge as governor. (Sorry image won't show)
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He served for the Georgia Senate for 10 years. Later he got elected for the U.S. Senate.
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This allowed African Americans to attend public school with whites. It also created the saying "Separate but equal". All segregation was banned.
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The flag hurt African Americans, because half of it was the confederate flag. It is the state's most hated flag
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The governor had to decide to either shut down the schools or desegregate them. The legislative created the Sibley Committee.
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It was a mass movement of civil rights. It desegregated an entire community.
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Hamilton desegregated the university of Georgia. Also he was the first African American in the university.
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Ivan led Atlanta through rough racial times when he was mayor. He was in power through the Civil Rights Movement. He kept the city calm and peaceful.
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It was a march to declare freedom for all Americans. This is when the "I have a dream..." speech took place.
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This gives young African Americans a voice in the civil rights movement. This movement became more radical.
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This act allowed discrimination to go away and African Americans got more job opportunities.
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The Falcons is fifteenth football team in America. They are the first sports team in Atlanta.
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The Braves went to Atlanta from Boston to play in the major league baseball season. It was the only sports team to call the South their home.
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This new governor brought dissatisfaction. He claimed that he would bring great resistance to segregation, but that never came to be.
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Their home is Atlanta. After the Hawks, Atlanta now has three sports teams.
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He was a key role in stopping segregation. He was the driving force for other African American to protest and revolt against segregation laws. After he soon got assassinated.
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He was a politician, civil rights activist, and a businessman. He made Atlanta as an international city.
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First African American to be mayor in a big southern city. He also served 3 terms, after the terms he helped set up the 1996 Olympic Games.
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He was the 39th president which couldn't handle the issues of his time. He did win the Nobel Peace prize 2002.
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Atlanta hosted the Olympic games and it is the biggest event in the city's history.
